Bloody Good Cocktails for the Wicked

The Bloodiest of Bloody Marys

Ingredients

• 2 ounces of ciroc premium vodka

• 4 ounces tomato juice

• 1 pinch celery salt

• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1 tablespoon chopped jalapeño pepper

• 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish

• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce

For the Rim:

• Lemon wedge

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 1 teaspoon paprika

• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• Celery stalk, for garnish

Method

1. Place the vodka, tomato juice, celery salt, black pepper, paprika, chopped jalapeño, cayenne pepper, horseradish, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce in a cocktail shaker.

2. Fill the cocktail shaker with ice, place the top on, and shake vigorously.

3. Take the lemon wedge and rub it on the edge of the glass that you wish to serve the bloody Mary in.

4. Mix together the salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper in a shallow dish until completely combined. Dip the rim of the glass into the salt mixture so that the edge is completely coated.

5. Pour the contents of the cocktail shaker into the salt rimmed glass.

6. Garnish with the celery and serve with some spooky decorations, we recommend these fun test tubes to fill with extra vodka if you want a bit of a stronger drink!

(recipe from The Spruce Eats)

Sagamore Pumpkin Spice Sipper

Ingredients:

• 45ml Sagamore Spirit Signature Rye Whiskey

• 45ml Pumpkin Puree

• 45ml Sweetened Condensed Milk

• One Heavy Dash Pumpkin Spice 

• Ground Cinnamon for garnish

Method:

1. Fill shaker halfway with ice and add all ingredients.

2. Shake to combine all ingredients. Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.

3. Garnish with a dusting of ground cinnamon.

Blood Martinez

Ingredients:

• 45 ml G’Vine Floraison

• 2 tsp Lemon Juice

• 1 tbsp Water

• 10-15 Red Grapes (keep two grapes for garnish)

• ½ tsp Sugar

• 30ml Sweet Vermouth 

• Garnish: Grapes and toothpick

Method:

1. In a blender combine the grapes, water, gin, lemon juice, sugar and vermouth and blend until smooth.

2. Pour in a shaker filled with ice and shake for about a minute and strain into a small glass.

3. Garnish with a couple of grapes on a toothpick.

The Dark Side

Ingredients:

• 40 ml June Royal Pear & Cardamom

• 20 ml Vodka 

• 5 ml Lime Juice

• 20 ml Egg White 

• Dark Chocolate

Method:

1. Add ice and all the ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously.

2. Strain into a frozen coupette glass and grate chocolate (or use powder) on half the surface.

Hocus Pocus

Ingredients:

• 1 slice of flesh (fresh watermelon)

• 50ml Nouaison Gin

• 20 ml flesh (fresh ruby grapefruit)

• 1 teaspoon of frog (lime jam)

• 10 ml Aperol

Method:

1. In a shaker pulp slice of fresh watermelon.

2. Then add Nouaison Gin, fresh grapefruit, a teaspoon of lime jam and Aperol.

3. Shake and double strain into a cocktail glass.

4. Garnish with a slice of watermelon.